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Family Physician at the Prairie North Health Centre (PNHC). The position is focused on best practice, collaboration and teamwork. Physicians at the PNHC work on an interdisciplinary team, including a registered nurse, mental health counselor and a chronic disease management team. Physicians provide outreach clinic service to Onion Lake First Nations.
This physician should be a team player, be able to interact effectively with patients, colleagues, staff and management, and function well in a high volume environment with a commitment to provision of high quality patient and family-centered care.
Qualified applicant must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan and have current Canadian Medical Protective Association coverage.
In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Medical Council of Canada Examinations (LMCC I and LMCC II)
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
- College of Family Physicians Certification (CCFP)
Specific Skills
- Advise patients on health care
- Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Perform patient advocacy role
- Manage patient care
- Inoculate and vaccinate patients
- Examine patients and take their histories, order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' health
- Communicate health promotion/disease prevention to patients
Work Setting
- Rural community health centres
- Community health centre
- Clinics